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Add dsmGroupHandler calls for archive objects, or a way to retrieve the last written ObjID

dsmGroupHandle() API calls are only implemented for backup type of objects.There is only a comment in the manual saying that this can be done in other ways using archives, but no examples? The dsmEndTxn() API calls, returns the groupLeaderObjId, w...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Client encryption for LAN-free to the IBM Spectrum Protect server V8.1.9.300

I need to run a backup with the option of client encryption for LAN-free to the IBM Spectrum Protect server V8.1.9.300
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

SyncMirror rate value does not make sense.

During volume copy i was working with the Mirror Sync rate value once again.The value can be set from 1 to 100.Most people would say that would be 1 to 100%.So the value 50 would be 50% of the total available mirror sync rate speed.But that's not ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

GPFS: removed files by mmbackup wont reported by tsm

Although mmbackup is removing files because of incorrect encoding TSM Backup archive client is reporting successful backup.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

BVIR History Data Retention to be Increased in IBM TS7700

IBM TS7700 Stores its history information in its database but only stores previous 90 days worth of data which can be extracted using BVIR from the host and then graphically displayed using VEHSTATS. This 90 days worth of data & VEHSTATS is us...
about 7 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Not under consideration

Need SVC to automatically creating livedump and SVCsnaps on triggered error.

Need SVC to be able to create a livedump and an SVC snap when certain errors occur.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle on AIX support for Oracle 19c multi-tenant databases

The request is for Spectrum Protect Snapshot support for Oracle 19c multitenant (pluggable) databases.
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

audit drive DRIVE vol=NAME or audit vol ... drive=DRIVE

i would be very nice to have a audit drive DRIVE vol=VOL or audit vol ... drve=DRIVE command. It's often necessary to explicit check a tape drive and there is no command to do this.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Restore of Archive-Mailbox from Exchange via Flash Copy Manager

Swiss National Bank is not satisfied with the answer we got for PMR 05632,031,848. We were referred to Technote 1598343 ( http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598343 ) which states that TDP Exchange / FlashCopy Manager does not suppo...
almost 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

TS3500 (3584) time synchronization (NTP)

We have a TS3500 Tape Library and we can not set the date & time synchronization to the company's internal NTP server, there is no such option on the Web-based Administration Interface.Please give us an advice how to do this or please enhance ...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

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